New Delhi, 1/9: The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday accused the BJP of ‘kidnapping’ its councillor Ram Chander, with the saffron party denying the charges even as the ‘abducted’ member returned to his residence. Upon his return, Chander claimed that he was threatened on the pretext of being framed in ED-CBI cases by the opposition…
New Delhi, 21/6: Defending the decision not to share CCTV footage of polling stations on voting days, Election Commission sources on Saturday claimed that its release could provide details of who cast their votes and who did not and lead to harassment of political parties. Citing a Supreme Court judgement, sources said that the voters…
Puri, 21/5 (AO Bureau): In a major development , Odisha Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik today dedicated a 150 bedded District Covid Hospital in the premises of Shri Jagannath Medical College at Puri on virtual platform today . Built with the collaboration of Sum Hospital Bhubaneswar, the facility has 90 General Oxygen Beds, 40 HDU beds and…
The disciplinary action came after the MLAs allegedly voted in favour of a BJP-backed candidate.The suspended leaders include Ramesh Jena, Dasharathi Gamang, and Sofia Firdous. Their decision to cross-vote triggered immediate backlash within the party, which accused them of violating organisational discipline.State Congress leaders announced the suspension, stressing that the party would not tolerate actions…
Telengana, 16/11: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday apologised for the loss of lives during the Telangana statehood agitation. Speaking to media persons here, the former Union minister also said creating a state or dividing a state is not child’s play and it can’t be done “just like that” and it is in response…
Mumbai: Bollywood star Rani Mukerji has opened up about the influence of legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra, saying that his son, Aditya Chopra, continues to uphold his father’s cinematic values and storytelling sensibilities.It was during an exclusive session with IANS, that Rani engaged in an impactful conversation with women officers of the Delhi Police.Asked about her husband,…
Bhubaneswar: The city of Bhubaneswar witnessed a blanket of amog during Diwali celebrations on Monday evening as the Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed 600, indicating severe air pollution levels. Visibility on roads reportedly dropped to barely 20 metres in several parts of the city. Areas such as Rasulgarh, Baramunda, and Patia were covered in a…
Chilika, 31/3:A road accident took place in Damia Barabara area under Banpur PS limits this noon . In which many people were injured. According to reports, around 20 women and men of Damia Barabara GP, Maskabari village were going to the panchayat office in a Tata Ace vehicle to fetch ration. However, the vehicle…
New Delhi, 26/11: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, while considering the possibility of shifting Supreme Court hearings to the virtual-only mode due to the severe air pollution, said he felt unwell when he went for an hour-long walk a day before Kant said he would decide after consulting the bar, even as the idea…
Kolkata,25/7: If anyone is found guilty of wrongdoing, he must be punished, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday, days after her cabinet colleague Partha Chatterjee was arrested in the SCC scam by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Addressing an award function of the state government here, Banerjee slammed the opposition for a “malicious…
